What is Hydrogen?

Hydrogen is the H2 in H2O

Hydrogen is the most abundant element on earth, yet many people don’t know what it is. Hydrogen is the H2 in H2O – water. Hydrogen does not exist in its pure form in nature. Hydrogen can be found in fossil fuels, biomass, and coal. As we get closer to becoming a hydrogen society it is important that people understand what hydrogen is, how hydrogen works and the infrastructure issues in bringing hydrogen to the market. You can make hydrogen by putting water in a beaker, covering it with a piece of cardboard that has two tin strips coming out of the cardboard and attaching those to a battery.

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Lou Ann Hammond is the CEO of Carlist and
Driving the Nation. She is the co-host of Real Wheels Washington Post carchat every Friday morning and is the Automotive, energy correspondent for The John Batchelor Show and a Contributor to Automotive Electronics magazine headquartered in Korea.
Hammond is a founding member of the Women's World Car of the Year #WWCOTY, and board member of the Women in Automotive. She is a guest contributor for Via Corsa magazine and Vicarious magazine.